Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils (5.3%) - An uncompromising, small-batch version of the beer that made Pilsen, Czech Republic, famous. Unlike mass market‚ "pilsners‚" diluted with corn and rice, Mama's is built with 100% pale malt, German specialty malts, and Saaz hops.

Oskar Blues G’Knight Red IPA (8.7%) - A hefty, dry hopped double-red IPA with a nose full of aroma, a sticky mouthfeel, a malty middle and unctuous hop flavours. G’Knight sports a surprisingly sensuous finish for a beer of its size. The beer was brewed in tribute to a fellow Colorado craft beer pioneer and Vietnam vet who died fighting a 2002 wild fire outside of the brewery's hometown in Lyons, Colorado.

Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy Imperial Stout (12.9%) - Aged through four seasons and from a blend of the top Bourbons around the States, the regular Ten Fidy release has morphed into a monster of cranked up flavour. Espresso, burnt sugar, rich chocolate, caramel notes are now driving alongside the vanilla, oak, bourbon from the barrel and been smoothed out during maturation.

Events this week

Weezledog Relaunch! - 3pm today, The Beer Spot, 54 Northcote Rd, Takapuna, Auckland. Come join us and our good mates at The Beer Spot for our relaunch party! Come for a few beers, and if you need to drive home or get home for dinner we will chip in a few bucks to make all riggers of our beers just $10!

Craftwork Good Lord Gold Tripel - 5pm today, Hashigo Zake, 25 Taranaki St, Wellington. Craftwork Brewery is a tiny brewery down in Oamaru, producing some of the best Belgian style ales in NZ on a 100L brewery. This tiny size means the majority of their beer is bottled to reach the widest audience possible. When we heard Good Lord Gold would be kegged for the first time, we jumped at the opporunity to grab it. In the Brewers' words This 9% "Tripel highlights organic pilsner and toffee malt, and balances Nelson’s organic noble hop varieties. We chose the classic Wallonian Trappist yeast to give full expression to aroma and flavour." We tap our only 20L keg of Good Lord at 5pm Tuesday

Palmy Tasting Series Nordic by Nature & The Germanic Fantastic - 7pm today, Celtic Inn, Regent Arcade, Palmerston North. With a lineup of new beers from our favourite Viking brewers To Ol plus beer from the Germanic Fantastic, Freigeist & The Monarchy we're kicking our 2017 Palmerston North tasting series off with a bang. and because it's we skipped January we're super sizing this one with 9 beers

Vikings! Danish Beer Tasting - 6.30pm tomorrow, Vultures Lance, Vulcan Lane Auckland. Our 2017 Auckland Tasting Season kicks off on Wed March 1st, with a tasting of 6 brand spanking new beers out of Denmark's most gracious Vikings, To Øl. On tasting will be these six smashing beers, in no particular order:

Oskar Blues NZ Launch - Thursday, Brothers Beer, 90 Wellesley St West, Auckland. It's back on! Rescheduled and ready to roll. Our friends at Beer Without Borders are bringing in an exciting OG brewery from Colorado Oskar Blues Brewery. One of the pioneers in the industry, bringing awesome canned craft beer to the masses since 2002. We'll have a full range of cans coming in, plus four kegs.

Oskar Blues (ColoRADo) instore tasting - noon Saturday 4 March, Regional Wines, Beers & Spirits, 15 Ellice St, Wellington. BWB will be setting up in store will the full range of Oskar Blues cans for you to come in and sample. Plus some beers on the FYO and a chance to take home an Oskar Blues Pint Glass for free.

Events next week

Deep Creek Brewing: Brewing Tips n Tricks - Wednesday 8 March, 16 Tun, 20 Jellicoe St, Auckland. Join us to hear some of the best tips and tricks about brewing from Johan Lagercrantz - one of Deep Creek Brewing Co s more experimental brewers. No matter your skill level there will be something for everyone. Just starting out? Come down and ask a few questions! More of a seasoned home brewer and want to take things to the next level? Johans here to help! There will be a good selection of Deep Creek beers on tap so you can try the end product. Register your interest - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 09 368 7712

One Fat Panhead BBQ Takeover - Saturday 11 March, One Fat Bird, 162 Karori Rd, Karori, Auckland. Our second BBQ of the year and who better than Wellingtons very own Panhead Custom Ales! Straight off the back of Panhead Supercharger taking out NZ Best Beer for the third year running Mike and the team will be here at The Bird having a few beers and some Panhead infused BBQ! Chuck in some Live Music and hopefully some decent weather and we are in for a cracking day of great Beer, Banter and some good times!!

Kegkoura craft beer festival 2017 - Saturday 11 March, 140 Highway 1, Kaikoura. Come to Kaikoura and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at this fantastic venue with amazing views of the beautiful Kaikoura coastline. With an awesome selection of craft beers from around New Zealand, great food options and chilled music we hope this will be an event you will come back to year after year. Kaikoura is open for business, and we would love to see you here. There are plenty of accommodation options and other attractions open so why not make a weekend of it. Visit www.emporiumbrewing.co.nz/kegkoura-2017.html for more details.

Black Out at Volstead - 17 March, Volstead, 55 Riccarton Rd, Christchurch. You don't have to be a genius to drink good beer. This Saint Patrick's day we have a massive line up of local Stouts, Dunkels, Blacks IPA's and Porters. Beers from 8 Wired, Epic. Moa, Cassels, Eagle, Raindogs, Renaissance, Two Thumb, Emerson's, Tuatara, Emporium, Volstead, Horse Box & Wigram.

The Funky Weekend - 18-19 March, Funk Estate brewery, 3/402 Great North Rd. Grey Lynn, Auckland. We're having a couple of open days at the Funk Estate Brewery. Come along on both Saturday and Sunday to check out our space, and enjoy some sun(hopefully), beer and food. We'll even have a cheeky band kicking off in the early evenings. 1pm-late both days. See you at the Funky Weekend!

Beer Appreciation Day - 12.30 18 March, Duart House, 51 Duart House, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay. Beer Appreciation Day is all about providing an opportunity to sample some great beers and ciders from some of New Zealand's (and the world's!) finest craft breweries. Tickets available here.

Nelson Beer Week - 18-26 March, various venues, Nelson and Tasman. Nelson Beer Week is a chance for you to explore beyond normal ‘beer experience boundaries’ and sample a wide range of craft beers and beer-matched cuisine not normally available.

Mountain Ales 2017 - Saturday 1 April, New Plymouth Sports Fishing Club, Ocean View Parade New Plymouth. The third installment of Mountain Ales brings you 10 breweries (almost all new to the festival) and more than 20 beers plus the usual great catering. Get in quick - this event sells out.

Hop'n'Vine Craft Beer Festival - Saturday 1 April, Scottish Hall, Invercargill. Some of New Zealand’s top craft breweries will be at Hop’n’Vine including Tuatara, Garage Project, EPIC, Liberty, Behemoth, 8 Wired, South Paw, Ground Up and, of course, Invercargill Brewery. Several other guest breweries, Central Otago wines and Zeffer Cider will also feature. Includes a home brew competition and a guest DJ from Auckland.

A Mid-Winter's Ale Festival - Saturday 1 July, Rolleston Community Centre, Christchurch. Showcasing some exciting craft beers and delicious ciders from breweries around Canterbury and the North Island as well as a handpicked selections of beers from overseas. We also have an exciting line up of live entertainment throughout the afternoon plus some awesome food options to match with the amazing line up of beers and ciders. Ticket sales will be available from the 1st of March...

A brewing qualification and at least 4 years practical experience commercial brewing is essential. If you have the experience we are looking for and want to play a part in the Tuatara story please send your CV direct to our recruitment partner Julia Palmer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or give Julia a call on 027 595 0146 if you need further information.

We see this role as a ‘first step opportunity’ and are ideally seeking someone who is looking for a career in our industry. All training will be provided. The role will be ‘hands on’ and responsibilities initially will be mainly focussed in Keg Cleaning and Filling, Tank CIP’s, housekeeping and warehousing, malt milling , assisting with bottling line operations and beer deliveries. Manual handling will play a key part in these duties so a degree of physical fitness will be essential as will a clean drivers licence. Please send applications including CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

With the recent (and on-going) expansion of our Brewing operation to include a state of the art bottling plant Cassels & Sons is now seeking to employ a full time Sales Manager to oversee our transition from family business to major player in the Craft Brewing industry. This is an exciting, hands on position based out of our Christchurch office and reporting to the managing director. If this sounds like you then please apply on line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If travel, events, social media and parties are four of the things you'd tick on a list of job requirements, then we have the gig for you. As our full time marketing and events co-ordinator, your life will look like the "too-good-to-be-true" Instagram feed the rest of your peer group spends hours curating. Applications close 3 March.

Head brewer, Eagle Brewing, Christchurch

Eagle Brewing NZ is a growing micro brewery based in Christchurch Canterbury. We produce a wide range of beer styles and have recently started to delve into sour, aged and barrel aged beers. We are currently investigating opportunities for brewery expansion over the next few years to allow increased production to meet demand. We self distribute nationally in NZ; do most of our own sales work and have recently invested in a small packaging line onsite.

We are now looking for a head brewer with a minimum of 12 months experience in brewing commercially to join our small team and help us grow to the next level and beyond. The position is full time with overall responsibility for meeting current and future demands as our sales continue to grow.

Maintaining inventory of raw materials and finished product, continuous improvement of current range and development of new diverse beers is also part of the role. We envisage a long term position so NZ residency or citizenship is preferred with possible benefits being offered for long term commitment to being part of our future for the right person.

The brewery is very manual with little automation so the applicant must be physically fit and have no existing medical condition which will impede his or her ability to carry out their duties. Basic knowledge of brewery glycol systems, mechanical and electrical maintenance plus a current alcohol managers license is an advantage. A valid driving license for manual vehicles and an F classification is desired.

The position is vacant now with a starting date as soon as practically possible. Remuneration is negotiable. All applications should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Eagle Brewing NZ, PO BOX 8359, Riccarton Christchurch 8440.